Cuspidor.



No. 817,029. PATENTED APR. 3, 1906. B. T. WILLHOIT. GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY19, 1905.

atto'awu UNTE STATES PAE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 3, 1906.

Application filed May 19, 1905. Serial No. 251.230.

To /7/71 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER T. WILLHOIT, a

, citizen of the United. States, residing at Woodprimary object is to provide a novel and useful device of this character which is adapted to be located in the space between the inner and outer vertical walls of a car, whereby it is within convenient reach of a person occupying the seat of a car and whereby it may have a current of air circulating throughout every portion thereof to retain the same in perfect sanitary condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide the cuspidor with a door adapted to close the entrance thereto and with a valve adapted to close the lower end thereof, said door and valve being so connected that when the door is swung open the valve will be closed to keep out the noise of the car and to prevent air from entering the car through the cuspidor and to open when the door is closed to permit of the contents of the cuspidor being discharged and to permit of a cur rent of air freely circulating therethrough.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an opening in the upper end of the cuspidor which communicates with the outer atmosphere and which is designed to permit of air circulating therethrough, as stated, and to permit a current of air to pass from the car and out through said openin when the door is opened to obviate all liability of disagreeable odors entering the car.

The invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred form of my invention, and in which Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a fragmentary portion of a car, illustrating the interior thereof and the location of my improved cuspidor; and Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by referencenumerals, 1 designates the floor, 2 the inner vertical wall, and 3 the outer vertical wall of an ordinarily-constructed car.

The reference numeral 4 designates the space intervening between the inner and outer walls and wherein my improved cuspidor is located.

5 designates the cuspidor, which is closed at its upper end and fully open at its lower end, the same being fitted and securely fastened in the space 4 in any suitable manner. The cuspidor is provided at one side thereof with an opening 6, which is located at a point intermediate the ends thereof and which is adapted to aline with an opening 7 in the innor wall 2 of the car. These openings 6 and 7 provide an entrance to the cuspidor, the upper edge of the opening 7 being cut away, as at 8, for a purpose hereinafter set forth. Bearings 9 are secured to'the inner face of the wall 2 on either side of and below the lower edge of said opening 7. A door 10 is provided with oppositely-projecting pintles 11, adapted to be received by said bearings 9, whereby said door is hingedly secured in applied position to either close or open the entrance of the cuspidor. The upper edge of this door is adapted to occupy said cutaway portion 8 in order to bring the outer face of the door flush with the inner face of the wall 2, thereby obviating all liability of the door forming an obstruction. This door is provided along its longitudinal edges with flanges 12, each of which is provided with a projecting lug 13 for a purpose to be hereinafter stated. l-lingedly secured to the under side of the car is a valve 14, which is adapted to close the lower end of the cuspidor. The door 12 and valve 14 are connected by means of link-rods 15, only one being shown. One end of each of said link-rods is secured to each of the lugs 13, while the other ends are secured to lugs 16, formed on the upper face of the valve 14. This connection is such that when the door 10 is swung to open the entrance to the cuspidor the valve 14 is swung to close the lower end of the body 5, while when the door 10 is swung to close the entrance to the cuspidor the valve 14 is swung to fully open the lower end thereof. It is is apparent that the closing of the valve 14 upon the opening of the door 10 will prevent any air entering the car through the cuspidor and will also prevent any noise of the travel of the car entering the interior thereof through the cuspidor and that the opening of the valve 14 upon the closing of the door 10 will permit of the discharge of any matter deposited in the cuspidor and also permit of a circulation of air therethrough.

The upper end of the body 5 is provided with an opening 17, which alines with an opening 18 in the outer wall 3 of the car, whereby a current of air, when the valve 14 is opened, may freely circulate through every portion of the cuspidor. In providing for circulation of air, as stated, it is apparent that the cuspidor will at all times be retained in a perfect sanitary condition. When the door 10 is swung to open the entrance to the cuspidor, a draft is set up between the interior of the car and the outer atmosphere through the entrance to the cuspidor and the openings 17 and 18, thereby obviating all liability of any odors rising from the cuspidor entering the car.

An asbestos lining 19 is positioned between the inner opposing faces of the walls 2 and 3 and the cuspidor, whereby all liability of fire originating from the cuspidor is obviated.

7 It is apparent that this cuspidor may also be used in connection with office buildings, steamboats, carriages, and other vehicles to the full advantages that it may be used in conn'eotionwith a car.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the'accompanying'drawings, the construction and mode of operation of inner wall of the car-body and opening with in the car, said door bein adapted to close the openingin the inner wa l,"a valve hinge dly secured to the casing and adapted to close the lower opening thereof, and a linl -rod connecting said valve and door, the connection being such as to cause reverse closing and opening operations "of said valve and door.

In testimony water I affik my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. ELMER T. W'itness'e's J. P. GEORGE, A. CLARK.

WILLHo'iT. 

